US2009228233A1PendingUtilityA1

Rank-based evaluation

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Mar 6, 2008Filed: Mar 6, 2008Published: Sep 10, 2009
Est. expiryMar 6, 2028(~1.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Gary F. AndersonMark S. RamseyDavid A. SelbyStephen J. Todd
G06Q 10/10
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Abstract

A solution for evaluating a plurality of entities includes assigning an attribute score to each entity for each of a multitude of attributes. For one or more of the attributes, the corresponding attribute score is assigned based on a ranking of each entity with respect to the other entities for the attribute. A composite score is generated for each entity based on the attribute scores for the attributes, which can be further processed to, for example, identify a set of suspicious entities.

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1 . A method of evaluating a plurality of entities, the method comprising:
 assigning an attribute score to each entity for each of a plurality of attributes, the assigning an attribute score including assigning a ranking to each entity with respect to the other entities for at least one of the plurality of attributes;   generating a composite score for each entity based on the attribute scores for the plurality of attributes; and   writing the composite scores for the entities to a computer-readable medium for further processing.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , the assigning a ranking including:
 sorting the entities based on a corresponding value each entity has for the at least one of the plurality of attributes; and   assigning the ranking to each entity based on a location of the entity in the sorted entities.   
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2 , the assigning a ranking further including smoothing the assigned rankings based on the corresponding values for each entity. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , the assigning an attribute score further including converting the ranking for each entity for the at least one of the plurality of attributes to a probability. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , the assigning an attribute score further including adjusting the attribute scores for the at least one attribute to fit within a predetermined range. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , the generating including merging the attribute scores of at least two attributes into a single attribute score based on a dependency relationship between the at least two attributes. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising identifying a set of suspicious entities based on the composite scores. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7 , the identifying including selecting a subset of the plurality of entities having at least one of: the lowest composite scores or the highest composite scores for the plurality of entities. 
   
   
       9 . A system for evaluating a plurality of entities, the system comprising:
 a component for assigning an attribute score to each entity for each of a plurality of attributes, wherein the component for assigning an attribute score assigns a ranking to each entity with respect to the other entities for at least one of the plurality of attributes; and   a component for generating a composite score for each entity based on the attribute scores for the plurality of attributes and writing the composite scores for the entities to a computer-readable medium for further processing.   
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the component for assigning smooths the assigned rankings based on a corresponding value each entity has for the at least one of the plurality of attributes. 
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the component for assigning converts the ranking for each entity for the at least one of the plurality of attributes to a probability. 
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the component for assigning adjusts the attribute scores for the at least one attribute to fit within a predetermined range. 
   
   
       13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the component for generating merges the attribute scores of at least two attributes into a single attribute score based on a dependency relationship between the at least two attributes. 
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 9 , further comprising a component for identifying a set of suspicious entities based on the composite scores. 
   
   
       15 . A computer program comprising program code embodied in at least one computer-readable medium, which when executed, enables a computer system to implement a method of evaluating a plurality of entities, the method including:
 assigning an attribute score to each entity for each of a plurality of attributes, the assigning an attribute score including assigning a ranking to each entity with respect to the other entities for at least one of the plurality of attributes;   generating a composite score for each entity based on the attribute scores for the plurality of attributes; and   writing the composite scores for the entities to a computer-readable medium for further processing.   
   
   
       16 . The computer program of  claim 15 , the assigning a ranking further including smoothing the assigned rankings based on a corresponding value each entity has for the at least one of the plurality of attributes. 
   
   
       17 . The computer program of  claim 15 , the assigning an attribute score further including adjusting the attribute scores for the at least one attribute to fit within a predetermined range. 
   
   
       18 . The computer program of  claim 15 , the generating including merging the attribute scores of at least two attributes into a single attribute score based on a dependency relationship between the at least two attributes. 
   
   
       19 . The computer program of  claim 15 , the method further including identifying a set of suspicious entities based on the composite scores. 
   
   
       20 . A method of generating a system for evaluating a plurality of entities, the method comprising:
 providing a computer system operable to:
 assign an attribute score to each entity for each of a plurality of attributes, the assigning an attribute score including assigning a ranking to each entity with respect to the other entities for at least one of the plurality of attributes; 
 generate a composite score for each entity based on the attribute scores for the plurality of attributes; and 
 write the composite scores for the entities to a computer-readable medium for further processing.

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